Circle of DistrustConflicts occur within an organization when the team performing the task belongs to the circle of distrust. Trust is the most important part in varying out a task and without the people one can trust. Circle of distrust refers to a group of people who don’t have an outstanding working relationship and they don’t trust each other over many issues.

This circle of distrust may vary from place to place but it is not recommended to allot a task to people in circle of distrust.

Being a part of a circle of distrust involves a extremely low levels of trust such that it can be tagged as animosity and no cooperation within or between the people involved in the task. Communication channels are closed, cooperation across a wide range of issue areas is the hardly achievable, and use of violent ways for preventing, managing, or working toward the resolution of disputes and conflict is on the cards. The potential for violent conflict to break out is very high.

Trust and cooperation are essential ingredients for a successful project team. To achieve these essential ingredients, a team member must be accepted into the project team's circle of trust. Knowing not just who you are, but also what you can contribute to the success of the project, is an important step to enter this circle. The first step in gaining entry into this circle of trust is being an active and empathetic listener.

As members of a project develop the feeling that they are a team, the level of trust among those members increases, which has a positive impact on the project. Improved cooperation among team members is in direct proportion to the level of trust among team members. Thus circle of distrust is like a poison for a smooth working relationship between the team in any organization in order to truly complete the task allotted to them.